Pierre Yves Boelle

Publications (1)6.79 Total impact

• Article: Accuracy of ICD-10 codes for surveillance of Clostridium difficile infections, France.

  Gabrielle Jones, Namik Taright, Pierre Yves Boelle, Jeanne Marty, Valérie Lalande, Catherine Eckert, Frédéric Barbut
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  ABSTRACT: The sensitivity and specificity of surveillance for Clostridium difficile infections according to International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision, codes were compared with laboratory results as standard. Sensitivity was 35.6%; specificity was 99.9%. Concordance between the 2 methods was moderate. Surveillance based on ICD-10 codes underestimated the rate based on laboratory results.
  Emerging Infectious Diseases 06/2012; 18(6):979-81. · 6.79 Impact Factor